Curbing Racial Disparities in Health

FDA Consumer, Jan, 2000

Despite ongoing progress in the nation's overall health, disparities in illness and death continue to exist for blacks, Hispanics, American Indians, and Alaskan natives compared with the U.S. population as a whole, according to me Department Of Health and Human Services. One of the ways the federal government is combating these inconsistencies is by boosting outreach in six areas of concern within racial and ethnic communities: infant mortality, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and immunizations.

At www.raceandhealth.omhrc.gov, you can find background on the six areas, as well as a description of how to reach goals for curbing disparities and how to get involved in the program.